Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward played a role in the creation of Proposition 36 on California's November ballot, which would change some of the key provisions of Proposition 47, approved by ...

Proposition 36 will give California voters the chance to allow felony charges for serial thieves and shoplifters with a sentence of three years behind bars.

CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about ...

Republican Rep. Michelle Steel is in a difficult race for a third term representing the 45th District in California. Steel is up against Democrat Derek Tran, a trial lawyer and veteran who's never ...

Supporters of a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons believe they have a strong message centered on ...

Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday would not take a position on Proposition 36, despite being a major ...

Prop 36 asks California voters to enhance the penalties for some drug and theft crimes, primarily targeting repeat thieves and fentanyl dealers.

A “yes” vote would institute harsher penalties for some minor theft and drug crimes, including drug possession.

Proposition 36 allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950 if a defendant has two prior drug ...

By Carmen Elena L’Annunziata Monge On October 2nd a group of California-based grassroots organizations, with representatives ...